Enlightened centers on Amy Jellicoe (Laura Dern), a 40-year-old woman who returns home to California after a month’s stay at a holistic treatment facility, a result of having a mental breakdown at work triggered by her self-destructive ways. Amy returns to her old life with a new cultivated approach and perspective, which includes daily meditation and exhorting the power of self-help and inner healing. Though Amy wants to be an “agent of change” in the world, the people who know her best are skeptical of her latest intentions. Also stars Luke Wilson, and Diane Ladd.

Special Features: Audio Commentaries

2012 -
The 2012 Golden Globe Awards:
Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical Nominiee - Enlightened
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical Nominee - Laura Dern - Enlightened

This is something truly, completely unique. It's quality tv at it's best - and it's HBO at it's best. It's not easy to categorize Enlightened, which is part of what makes the show so fascinating. Don't expect anything obvious or banal - the show is quilte original - and simultaneously sad and optimistic. But hey, enough reading: please do start watching, if you haven't already! :-) it's also the perfect gift for almost anyone.